FX-8350 vs Xeon D-1548

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1122	1471
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.38	0.81
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	AMD FX-Series (Desktop)
Power efficiency	12.02	2.83
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	1 November 2015 (9 years ago)	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$555	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon D-1548 has 194% better value for money than FX-8350.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	2 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	8192 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	61 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3200 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
GPIO	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1548 and FX-8350.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	24	no data
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.93	3.88
Recency	1 November 2015	23 October 2012
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	125 Watt

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